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WANGANUI COLLEGIATE SCHOOL. 1. General Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1897. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ a. A. To Balance .. .. .. .. 222 110 By Office salary .. .. .. 53 14 0 Current income from reserves .. 835 14 6 Other office expenses .. .. 16 6 4 Mr. Empson— re buildings .. .. 126 0 0 Other expenses of management .. 14 10 0 Insurances refunded .. .. .. 313 3 Site and buildings .. ... .. 933 13 5 Balance .. .. .. .. 134 6 2 Fencing, repairs, &0... .. .. 9119 Rents, insurance, and taxes .. .. 93 17 7 Interest .. .. .. .. 118 12 8 £1,321 15 9 £1,321 15 9 Edward N. Liffiton, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—A. C. Bitchie, Auditor.

2. Work of the Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —Latin, Greek, French, English, mathematics, science—all up to junior scholarship standard; also divinity. Lowest.— Latin, English, grammar, history, geography, arithmetic, drawing, divinity. There is a large carpenter's shop, erected by the boys, where they receive instruction from one of the staff.

3. Scholarships. Eight Education Board scholarships were held at the school. To the holders of three of these, and to twelve others, the head-master gave free tuition.

WANGANUI GIBLS' COLLEGE. 1. Bevenue Account. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. To Balance from 1896 .. .. .. 1,029 18 5 By Office staffInterest on mortgages, £237 10s.; fixed Secretary .. .. £20 0 0 deposit, £35 .. .. .. 272 10 0 Clerk .. .. . 20 0 0 Rents from endowments leased .. 231 0 0 40 0 0 School Commissioners— General expenses .. .. .. 50 15 1 Taranaki .. .. £228 6 9 Teachers'salaries and fees .. .. 1,135 12 11 Wellington .. 40 11 0 Caretaker .. .. .. .. 47 14 0 268 17 9 School-books and stationery .. .. 55 5 3 School fees, tuition .. .. .. 1,167 10 0 Furnishing Account .. .. .. 54 14 1 boarding .. .. 1,181 1 4 Fire insurance .. .. .. 16 13 0 Donation .. .. .. .. 10 0 School requisites .. .. .. 6 17 6 Contractor's deposit .. .. .. 17 0 0 Borough rates .. .. .. 13 10 0 Boarding fees .. .. .. 1,173 18 0 Building .. .. .. .. 12 7 8 Telephone .. .. .. .. 6 0 0 Repairs .. .. .. .. 38 14 10 Site 11 17 6 Tennis court .. .. .. 25 8 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 114 4 Balance .. .. .. .. 1,477 15 4 £4,168 17 6 £4,168 17 6 Investment Account. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Balance at 31st December, 1896 .. .. 3,650 0 0 | Balance on mortgage, 31st December, 1897 3,650 0 0 A. W. Browne, Secretary. Examined and found correct.—J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. Work of Highest and Lowest Classes. Highest. —English, French, mathematics, mechanics—as prescribed for degree of 8.A., University of New Zealand. Latin—Bradley's Arnold, 140 pages; Abbott's Latin Prose through English Idiom, pages 1-58, and 109-122 ; Virgil's Books 4 and 5; Cicero, De Amicitia. Scripture —Life of Christ, and history of Bible translation. Lowest. —English—Longmans' Fifth Beader; Mason's First Notions of English Grammar. Geography of Australasia. History—Tales from English History. Arithmetic—Weights and measures. French—Chardenal's First Course, seventy exercises. Scripture —Life of Christ. Arrangements for Manual and Technical Instruction. —During the winter term practical lessons are given in cookery. Sewing is taught to all pupils not learning Latin. Most pupils receive instruction in drawing twice weekly. 3. Scholarships. Three Education Board scholarships were held at the school. To the holder of one of these, and to three others, the Board gave free tuition.